Chapter 5

Aubrey's POV

It was such a long way here but we finally made it. After the journey, I was so sleepy and tired and dozed off almost instantly after we came to the room. I had the feeling that Vera was a little... Afraid? I wondered if there was something she was keeping from us, so I asked her last night. I waited until everyone fell asleep, and when I thought even Vera might've probably slept too, she took a sharp intake of breath, and I decided to talk to her, even though I was so close to just going unconscious at any moment. She brushed me off, and when I wanted to pry, someone hushed us, and I just kept quiet. I closed my eyes and soon enough, I was sound asleep.

We got up in the morning, Vera's alarm's courtesy. It was 6:30 am. We'd all quickly gotten ready, after a sleepy catfight between Allison and Veronica about the 'stupid alarm clock which ruined Allison's beauty sleep'. I, Allison, and Veronica were just twinning, matching the weather in Barbados. 

I went in a baby pink T-shirt and Allison wore a Baby blue one. But we all had the same skirts, so...

We got breakfast at the cafeteria/ Canteen at the hotel and just then my phone got a call, from Audrey. She cut the call before I could answer it. Yep, they were nearly here. I got everyone and we all went out.

 When we'd gone out, in front of the entrance of the resort, 3 people came up to me and asked for autographs. 2 girls asked MY Alden for Selfies. And 4 people asked Allison for autographs & Selfies and 3 boys asked Nino for Autographs... 7 people asked Vera for Autographs and Selfies. I guess she's much more popular than we are. To be fair, she's the lead singer in the band.

Ahhh, there!

My darling brother, sister, and soon-to-be sister-in-law ;) came out of the Taxi... Tyler looked exhausted. Alair did look enthusiastic when she saw me. But when she saw Alden, she frowned. Jeez! Why do they have to hate each other so much? Courtesy of being twins, I guess.

But Allison's sisters don't hate each other half as much! I never understood the rivalry between these two twins. When Alair said she was moving away for a better career, I think Alden was more ecstatic about the move than Alair herself was.

I don't hate Tyler as much, but Audrey, on the other hand! We'll get to that later. I think growing old has kept our silly arguments at bay. Unlike Alair and Alden. Well, we escorted them in. And then, Alair and Alden began bickering... About Alair's fashion sense... 

SHEESH, they couldn't go a day without arguing. Veronica had an easy conversation with Tyler.

He was 14... and I was 16. And Drey was 17. Sometimes it annoyed me that she was only a year older than me, but so much more popular and talented. Then on the way to our part of the resort, Vera picked 7 flowers, made a small garland-like decor, and handed it to Tyler. Then, we realized that our house no. was 7... Then, Vera said she was going to release her 7th song after 7 months.

What's with so many 7's? Meh, I don't know & I don't care.

After everyone had finished getting ready, Allison stated, "Let's head over to Dover Beach." 

Vera and I both said no. We detested wearing bikinis. Alden, though, informed us that we could simply don our regular one-piece swimsuits! In any case, it's better that way! Finally, we arrived there...

It was a fine beach, a little bit of a hotel around it too and, Vera, and Allison quickly changed.

Vera wore a Purple and Black One-piece suit while I wore a Magenta and Black one. Allison was pretty easy-going and so she sported a regular pink and white 2-piece.

By the time we came out, the guys had already begun to play in the water. The sun was brilliant, and it was 1 o'clock. It was at that moment that Audrey and Alair emerged from the restroom. Both were dressed in two-piece suits. Alair wore a hot Barbie pink one and Audrey wore a black one. 

After attempting to sunbathe for a time, we discovered that not only was the heat unbearably hot, but the guys also wouldn't quit bothering us. I felt someone put their arms around me after about 15 minutes when we had finally found serenity, and within a split second, I was being carried! I opened my eyes and squealed only to be greeted by Alden. Before I could speak or do anything, I-I was falling!

After getting splashed into some cold water, I could hear a chorus of laughter coming from behind me as I emerged from the water. I heard resounding splashes beside me, along with a few squeals, and turned to see Alair and Allison on either side of me. And they had already begun screaming at Nino and Alden who were laughing their heads off. Audrey, Tyler, and Vera stood a little behind laughing too. 

While Alair and Allison continued to curse the two guys, I got out of the water, to which my body was already adjusting, and ran to hug Vera and Audrey tightly. Alair and Allison joined me not long after. Vera and Audrey both squealed and burst out laughing. They squirmed free of our grasp, and we all dashed into the water.

After swimming around for a while, we exited, grabbed some food from a nearby open food stand, and I believe we fell asleep. Tyler woke me up by pulling my hair, and everyone else was up by the time the guys got dressed. There was no sign of Audrey or Allison. They must be about to change, I assumed. Vera, Alair, and I hurriedly changed into more comfortable clothing in the locker rooms. Once we had taxis, we started driving back to the hotel. The entire drive was peaceful with Alden and Alair's occassional banter. I wondered who clammed them up together. 

It made us so glad that we had such a good day there! The next day, we visited a few multiple outlets there, and Vera was a big help as she had been to these places previously! The locals were very nice, and a lot of people asked if we were from France, because of our accents! Vera's accent wasn't too prominent since she isn't exactly from Paris, but I guess we all had a pretty strong French accent, even though we didn't roll our rs a lot as the others did. That was there because, from a lot of traveling and exposure to foreign languages, we got used to speaking a little less with an obvious accent.

Anyways, Vera was on full alert most of the time. Even though we weren't in Bridgetown yet, she just seemed mentally freaked out. I didn't want to push her to tell me anything, but if she just came out and told me, I could atleast try and help her...

Later, on the third day of our trip, Drey proposed that we visit Bridgetown, the country's capital. We were all in agreement. Vera, however, just refused to accept. I tried to persuade her, but I failed. Eventually, she gave in after being strongly requested by all of us. Credits to Audrey, I guess! Somethings, we do have in common.

Well, Bridgetown, prepare for our arrival!